Sometimes listView.getChildAt(int index) returns NULL (Android)

Question

I have a listView with a custom adapter. When something happens (a click in a child) I do some calculation things and modify the child View. IF some condition has been fulfi

Answer 1

Dmon and Azertiti are both correct... once your list is scrolled you find yourself in trouble. If the view isn't visible, then it doesn't exist (i.e. has been recycled by Android). You'll re-build the view once it's scrolled in.

Doing something like this should work:

View view;

int nFirstPos = lv_data.getFirstVisiblePosition();
int nWantedPos = invalidaEste - nFirstPos;

if ((nWantedPos >= 0) && (nWantedPos <= lv_data.getChildCount())
{
 view = lv_data.getChildAt(nWantedPos);
 if (view == null)
  return;
 // else we have the view we want
}